This section of the EdUpdate includes important notifications from the Mississippi Department of Education to school and district superintendents and administrators. These announcements will remain posted for 90 days. View information about professional development opportunities and resources in other sections of the EdUpdate.
Mississippi Science Matters professional development available July 11-15
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Secondary Education in partnership with the WestEd Making Sense of Science team is offering the Mississippi Science Matters professional development for Mississippi K-12…
Developing a Professional Learning Plan guide available to administrators
Developing A Professional Learning Plan is a Hanover research guide that provides recommendations, strategies, and case studies to inform district-wide professional learning plans. There is also a discussion guide at…
Training will be June 21 for administrators on the new Math Instructional Observation Protocol
Later this week, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will release the Mathematics Instructional Observation Protocol (MIOP) for Mississippi grades 3-12 public schools. There are still seats available for the first training…
MDES seeks Workforce Proposals for use of WIOA Governor’s Reserve Funds; Deadline is July 15
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security is seeking workforce proposals for the use of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Governor’s Reserve Funds. Please see the files below for instructions…
NAEP Science Framework Panel applications now open; Deadline is July 6
Applications are now open for the National Assessment of Educational Progress process for the Science Framework’s expert panel. Visit the National Assessment Governing Board website for details. Application deadline is July…
Families invited to Explore! Discover! Grow! free event set for June 18 in Jackson
Mississippi Public Broadcasting invites families to join them at the Explore! Discover! Grow! event for the Summer Learning Family Fun Day 2022 happening from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,…
July trainings for SREB Essentials for College courses offered
The Mississippi Department of Education’s (MDE) Office of Secondary Education, in partnership with the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), will host teacher trainings for the grade 12 SREB Essentials for…
HQIM in Action virtual professional development series set for July
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Elementary Education and Reading is announcing an opportunity for participants across the state to attend a virtual professional development series to receive the…
Customer Success Managers to provide summer outreach, support for on-demand tutoring with PAPER
As summer school begins statewide, the Mississippi Department of Education and PAPER would like to introduce six Customer Success Managers (CSM) who will provide additional outreach and support to school…
Nominations for NAEP Panel Members starts June 13
The National Assessment Governing Board will officially open the call for nominations for experts to serve on the NAEP Science Framework Steering and Development Panels. Nominations for the 2028 NAEP Science…